damian grammaticas, bbc news. police in brazil have arrested a third suspect following the murder of a british journalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. members of indigenous tribes have joined protesters in sao paulo demanding justice for the killings. the remains of the guardian journalist dom phillips have been identified from dental records. a second body, believed to be that of the brazilian bruno pereira, is being analysed. police sayjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before he gave himself up. he's denied involvement. the duke of cambridge has released a heart—warming father's day family photograph. prince william is pictured laughing with his children during a family holiday, with his arms around prince george, who's eight, and 7—year—old princess charlotte, while four—year—old prince louis sits on his shoulders. the photograph was taken in jordan last year. although the photographer hasn't been officially revealed, it's thought to be his wife, catherine, who's well known for tak

damian grammaticas, bbc news. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the "last russian soldier has left ukraine". some ukrainian officials have expressed concern that their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia, as the war continues to put pressure on food and energy supplies. borisjohnson has meanwhile warned of "ukraine fatigue" setting in, after returning from his trip to kyiv on friday. our correspondent nick beake reports from kyiv. singing. the russians killed roman ratushny on the 9th ofjune. today, his father buried him, before returning to the front line. a funeral for a 24—year—old who answered the call to defend his country. his grandmother, joined by hundreds who came to bid him farewell. with so many young lives being lost every day, some now ask whether ukraine should make concessions to moscow. kyiv�*s mayor and former heavyweight boxing champion says it must not happen. they are ready to talk with russians about som

damian grammaticas, bbc news. police in brazil have confirmed that a body found buried in the amazon is that of the missing british journalist dom phillips. a second body — believed to be his travelling companion bruno pereira — is still being examined. mr phillips�* family said he was a "leading light injournalism." rugby, and two of england's biggest teams faced off at twickenham this afternoon for a chance to be crowned english champions in rugby union's gallagher premiership final. two years ago, leicester tigers and saracens finished as the two bottom clubs in the league. in the end, the tigers claimed victory15—12 today, thanks to a drop goal in the dying seconds of the match. adam wild was there. cheering. rising temperatures at twickenham. the warmth and invitation now to come in from the cold. for both saracens and leicester, the path out of the shadows has been as dramatic as it has been swift. redemption almost complete. for sarries�* men in black, it's been a test of nerve. relegation two yea

damian grammaticas, bbc news. police in brazil have confirmed that a body found buried in the amazon is that of the missing british journalist dom phillips. a second body — believed to be his travelling companion bruno pereira — is still being examined. mr phillip's family said he was a "leading light injournalism". katy watson reports. the grim news confirmed, dom phillips�* family can now, in the words of his wife, ale, say goodbye to him with love. these are the two men as their friends and family want to remember them. dom phillips, a passionate journalist, writing a book on saving the amazon. i think he was a leading light in journalism, he was shining a light on an area that is a global problem and i would like to see any changes that we can make, as a... positive outcome of a tragedy. his travelling companion, bruno pereira, was an indigenous expert who knew the community so well and was loved by so many here. the authorities are still trying to establish whether the human remains also include those o

damian grammaticas, bbc news. president zelensky has visited the frontline city of mykolaiv in southern ukraine. the city has been under near—constant shelling since late february, resisting russian offensives and preventing its forces from advancing on the key port city of 0desa. in his first visit to the city since the invasion began, mr zelensky pledged to help restore water supplies, which have been severely disrupted. mr zelensky then travelled on to 0desa, where he inspected a national guard base and presented awards to a number of soldiers. in eastern ukraine, the donbas region continues to see intense fighting. the governor of luhansk says the situation there is "difficult but controlled," in reference to street fighting in severodonetsk, which russian troops largely occupy, and attacks on the neighbouring city of lysychansk. uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has warned of the danger of "ukraine fatigue" as the war against russia drags on. on his return from his second trip to kyiv since the russian invas

our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. after the plane, chartered at a cost of several hundred thousand pounds to take asylum seekers to rwanda could not leave this week, the legality of the government's policy of deporting those seeking protection here must now be decided by british courts. so, in the meantime, some of those who were due to be on board may be part of this trial and be electronically tagged while their cases are decided. when people come here illegally, and when they break the law, it's important that we make that distinction. that's what we're doing with our rwanda policy, that's what we are doing with making sure that asylum seekers can'tjust vanish into the rest of the country. it's not illegal to seek asylum, but the government is under pressure to stop the channel crossings and tagging rather than detaining some whose immigration cases are being decided has been possible for several years. i think that the government is chasing headlines. what i want is a serious response — a serious response, becau

damian grammaticas, bbc news. scotrail say 90% of trains will need to be cancelled during the three days of action by the rmt union. the dispute does not involve scotrail staff, but it relies on network rail workers to operate signal boxes and maintain track. 0ur scotland reporter, alexandra mackenzie, has the latest from glasgow queen street station. there's going to be a lot of disruption here across scotland. there are some passengers here today, but it is looking quite quiet already, and, yes, ithink you just got it right there — lots of frustration here, and i am joined by someone from scotrail. phil campbell, you're head of customer operations. you're not out on strike, but it is going to affect scotrail. just how much, how many of your services will you be cutting? so the uk—wide strike will have a significant impact on scotrail and on the days of the strike, which is the 21st, 23rd and 25th, we'll only be able to operate a very limited service in the central belt, and that will be across five routes. s

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. the chief operating officer of facebook�*s parent company meta has announced she's leaving the company after 1a yea rs. sheryl sandberg announced her departure in a facebook post, saying she hoped to focus on her foundation and philanthropic work. it comes as meta faces a slowdown in advertising and more competition from rivals such as tiktok. france's interior minister has said he is sorry for the use of tear gas at the champions league match in paris. to gas was used against liverpool fan struggling to get into the stadium. a strict coronvirus lockdown has finally been lifted after two months in china's biggest city, shanghai. some restrictions remain, and residents need to be able to prove they've recently tested negative. but most people, including our correspondent, robin brant, are now free to leave their homes. what would you do if you were free after 65 days locked up in your home? for some in shanghai, it was the simple things, things they've been barred from doing for mont

damian grammaticas, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the casulties continue to mount, could ukraine be pressured into making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. the islamic state group said it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. there have been fresh shockwaves sent through the crypto markets after the leading cryptocurrency, bitcoin, fell below $20,000 to its weakest price in 18 months. it is just the latest drop in a brutal slide that puts it 70% below its all—time high, with a similar picture across other cryptocurrencies too. let's get more from the cryptocurrency analyst and author of undressing bitcoin, layah heilpern. very good to see it. thanks for coming on the programme, and pretty terrifying sounding numbers, but how significant is this? . ., ., ., this? thanks for having me on. i think it's _ this? thanks for having me on. i think it's really _ this? thanks for having me on. i think it's really important - i think it's re

damian grammaticas, bbc news. meanwhile the biggest teaching union, the neu, has said it will ballot its members on strike action in england unless the government offers a pay rise of more than 3%. the union, which has 450,000 members, will write to the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, this week. any strike would take place in the autumn. voting is under way in the second round of the parliamentary elections in france, with president macron�*s party facing the prospect of being unable to command a majority — limiting his ability to enact his polices. limiting his ability to enact his policies. he faces a broad left—wing alliance of parties backing jean—luc melenchon. let's cross to hugh schofield who's in paris for us. hugh. you join me outside a polling station in the comfortable 17th arrondissement of paris, and as you can see it isn't exactly humming with activity. in fact they have only been dribs and drabs of people coming here this morning. across the country everything suggests this is going to b

damian grammaticas, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the casulties continue to mount, could ukraine be pressured into making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. the united states has become first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna vaccines for children as young as six months. federal regulators cleared the use of pfizer and moderna covid—i9 vaccines and will make smaller doses of the vaccine available to around 20 million children. presidentjoe biden welcomed the news calling it a "monumental step" in the fight against the virus and that parents would be able to start scheduling appointments in the coming week. earlier i spoke to dr peter hotez who's the director of the texas children's hospital center for vaccine development. i asked him to explain the cdc's latest recommendation. the cdc has recommended the use of two different vaccines, ei

damian grammaticas, bbc news. the united states has become first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna vaccines for children as young as six months. federal regulators cleared the use of pfizer and moderna covid—i9 vaccines and will make smaller doses of the vaccine available to around 20 million children. presidentjoe biden welcomed the news calling it a monumental step in the fight against the virus and that parents would be able to start scheduling appointments in the coming week. we can now speak to doctor peter hotez, who's the director of the texas children's hospital centre for vaccine development. he joins us from houston. thank you very much for being with us. what is the cdc recommending?- with us. what is the cdc recommending? the cdc has recommended _ recommending? the cdc has recommended the _ recommending? the cdc has recommended the use - recommending? the cdc has recommended the use of - recommending? the cdc has| recommended the use of two different vaccines, either from ma

damian grammaticas reports. on mumsnet today, punchy questions summing up the mood among the website's users. why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you're a habitual liar? well, i... mrjohnson didn't agree with that, or that he should quit over the partygate affair. ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, i have thought about all these questions a lot, as you can imagine. ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, given everything that is going on, simply to abandon, a, the project ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, on which i embarked to... i get that, but a lot of our users would say you've lost the trust of the people and your government has lost the trust, and you can't possibly be an effective prime minister. well, you know, let's see about that. yesterday, mrjohnson's ethics adviser pointed out that it is a prime minister's duty to uphold the law, but he has been fined for breaking the law. mrjohnson

damian grammaticas, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... union leaders say that talks trying to prevent rail strikes next week have failed — and the walk—outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. president zelensky has visited the front line in southern ukraine. the city has been under near constant shelling since late february — resisting russian offensives and preventing its forces from advancing on the key port city of 0desa. in his first visit to the city since the invasion began, mr zelensky pledged to help restore water supplies, which have been severely disrupted by the near continuous bombardment. mr zelensky then travelled on to 0desa, where he inspected a national guard base and presented awards to a number of soldiers. in eastern ukraine,

damian grammaticas, bbc news. joining me now is rail journalist, philip haigh there is a lot of political rhetoric surrounding this dispute which is talkative about them. how have we got to this, do you think? i talkative about them. how have we got to this, do you think?— got to this, do you think? i think we are here _ got to this, do you think? i think we are here now— got to this, do you think? i think we are here now after— got to this, do you think? i think we are here now after two - got to this, do you think? i think we are here now after two years| got to this, do you think? i think. we are here now after two years of pay freezes for vale workers followed by a very low pay offer which has upset the workers at its upset the unions and it is cast the rail industry into a bit of a stalemate. the companies, network rail and other train operators, want to talk about reform so that they can find the funding to make a decent pay offer. 0n the other hand, the unions want to talk about pay first before they

damian grammaticas, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at westminister. so the first flight to rwanda grounded but the government already making plans for another one? ministers are ploughing ahead. there is no doubt they want to continue with this policy and they are already making active plans to put another flight on and to make sure that they follow through on this. the home secretary said in the last few minutes that she thinks faith in the immigration system would be further damaged if these flights don't eventually happen. now, labour says this is all government by gimmick, that the policy is unworkable, and unethical. but there is also pressure coming from the conservative party to the government. there are some tory mps who want ministers to completely rethink the uk's relationship with the european convention on human rights in light of what happened last night. some are calling for the uk to withdraw altogether. i don't think that is going to happen imminently, but ministers are preparing to bring forward some changes to the human rights act in

damian grammaticas, bbc news. just going to bring you the latest figures that we've got in terms of the channel crossings. 230 people in five boat to reach the uk yesterday. that is the latest period of time we have the figures for. the number of migrants detected in small boats is 230 and there were five boats and those are the latest figures from the mod on the number of channel crossings. let's now go and speak to claire mosley. joining me now live from calais is clare moseley, founder of the charity carelicalais — which supports refugees in the uk, france and belgium. thank you forjoining us. what is your response to this electronic tagging plan? i your response to this electronic tagging plan?— tagging plan? i think it's really shockina. tagging plan? i think it's really shocking. the _ tagging plan? i think it's really shocking. the people - tagging plan? i think it's really shocking. the people that - tagging plan? i think it's really shocking. the people that we | tagging plan? i think it's really- sho

damian grammaticas reports. on mumsnet today, punchy questions summing up the mood among the website's users. why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you're a habitual liar? well, i... mrjohnson didn't agree with that, or that he should quit over the partygate affair. i have thought about all these questions a lot, as you can imagine. ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, given everything that is going on, simply to abandon, a, the project on which i embarked to... i get that, but a lot of our users would say you've lost the trust of the people and your government has lost the trust, and you can't possibly be an effective prime minister. well, you know, let's see about that. yesterday, mrjohnson�*s ethics adviser pointed out that it is a prime minister's duty to uphold the law, but he has been fined for breaking the law. mrjohnson insisted it was inadvertent, but pressure is growing. tory mps know that they cannot trust a word that this man says, where nothin

damian grammaticas, bbc news. a little earlier we were joined from calais by clare moseley, founder of the charity carelicalais — which supports refugees in the uk, france and belgium. i think it's really shocking. the people that we work with, they are not criminals, they are victims of the worse things happen in this world. it's completely unnecessary. i think it's an appalling plan. and what do you say to some of those who support the plan saying it is a practical way of keeping track of people without having to keep them in detention centres. i don't think it's necessary. there is no evidence that refugees abscond. you don't have to do this. i think it's another way of treating refugees as criminals and that's basically victim blaming. they are not criminals, they are people that terrible things have happened to. what you think should be their response to the rising number of channel crossings? it's really simple answer. if we gave visas to refugees in the same way we did to the ukrainians, that would stop o

damian grammaticas, bbc news. us presidentjoe biden has taken a tumble off his bike during a weekend trip to delaware. the fall came as he stopped to greet supporters and media towards the end of his bike ride, at rehoboth beach. the president, who was immediately surrounded by secret service, appeared to be uninjured and got straight back up again. asked what caused him to topple off his bicycle, the 79—year—old president said his foot had got caught in the pedal. mr biden got back on his bike to ride away. the headlines on bbc news... union leaders say that talks trying to prevent rail strikes next week have failed — and the walkouts will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport

damian grammaticas, bbc news. and enver solomon from the refugee council who you saw there in that report told us earlier what he makes of the plans let's think about who these people are. these are people that are fled places like afghanistan. the majority of people coming across the channel in the first three months of this year were from afghanistan. we know about the taliban, the atrocities being committed there, the attack on people's human rights, the attack on people's human rights, the attack on women's rights. they will now potentially be tagged, be treated as a criminal simply because they had to flee the persecution in afghanistan to seek safety in the uk. i think this is a nasty, callous, cruel way to treat people who through no fault of their own have had to flee for their lives to try and find a country that should be welcoming. try and find a country that should be welcoming-— try and find a country that should be welcominu. ., ., , . be welcoming. now, the home office sa s that be welcoming. now,

damian grammaticas, bbc news. well these passengers in hull explain what the strikes will mean for their journeys awful for people if they need to get to jobs and to work and to places. like i've come to visit my son here and if i needed to come back again then, no trains, we'rejust and if i needed to come back again then, no trains, we're just going to have to put everything behind. i’m have to put everything behind. i'm auoin to have to put everything behind. i'm going to test cricket next meet and to my— going to test cricket next meet and to my grandparents and my giant and idoffl— to my grandparents and my giant and i don't think— to my grandparents and my giant and i don't think i'm going to be undergoing any more just because it's on_ undergoing any more just because it's on a _ undergoing any more just because it's on a sunday and because saturday— it's on a sunday and because saturday is affected on monday affected i think sunday valtrex will also be _ affected i think sunday valtrex will also

damian grammaticas, bbc news. with me now is kevin saunders, former chief immigration officer for border force. thank you so much forjoining us this afternoon, kevin. what are your thoughts on this pilot scheme? it all came as a bit of a shock when i logged on this morning and saw bits. i don't think there is a problem with tagging people that are at a high risk of absconding. the people that were slated to go on the plane this week but didn't go, clearly they know that their card is marked and so to tag them seems to me to be and so to tag them seems to me to be a very sensible thing to do. and i suppose, tagging people are likely to be sent offshore is a sensible approach. to be sent offshore is a sensible a- roach. . ., to be sent offshore is a sensible auroach. . ., ., approach. some critics say that it criminalises _ approach. some critics say that it criminalises those _ approach. some critics say that it criminalises those fleeing - criminalises those fleeing persecution and war. what do you make of that? t

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damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. and more on the by—elections because we will see the results of those later this month, one in wakefield in the north vulnerable to the labour party and one in tiverton and honiton in the south in devon where the lib dems are challengers, although it is a big tory majority. our correspondentjenny kumah has been gauging the mood there after that vote. tiverton is an ordinary market town in this traditional rural part of devon, but around a month ago it was at the centre of an extraordinary political story. the conservative mp here, neil parish, resigned after admitting watching pornography in the house of commons. so, how are people here feeling about last night's no—confidence vote? unfortunately, i don't think boris has got much longer to live, i don't think he will be our prime minister very much longer. which is regretful, but let's hope someone else in the conservatives will come forth and be perhaps a better leader than he is. how happy are you with last night's result? quite

our political correspondent damian grammaticas was watching. are you planning to save your skin, prime minister? he's been damaged, so the urgent question — how to regain lost confidence? the bright spot for borisjohnson, a majority of his mps to back him. he should definitely stay. he's doing a greatjob and he's won his election, and he'll continue to do all the right things for our country. we have to draw a line and move ion for the sake of the country. it's a nonstory now, i it's finished, it's gone. the prime minister's motorcade swept into the commons — but, like the changeable brooding clouds, hanging over mrjohnson is the discontent in his party. many didn'tjoin the cheers as he entered. this week's events, mr speaker, demonstrated just how loathed this prime minister is. if 148 of his own backbenchers don't trust him, why on earth should the country? well, i thank the right honourable lady very much for her question. and i can assure her that in a long political career so far, i have of course picked up — i've barely begun, i've

damian grammaticas, thank you very much indeed. well, one mp who has made clear his lack of confidence in the prime minister for some time now is the chair of the defence select committee, tobias ellwood, whojoins us now. thank you forjoining us this morning, mr ellwood. downing street apparently describing you rebels as apparently describing you rebels as a desperate and despondent —— disgruntled group. what do you think that? , ., , disgruntled group. what do you think that? , ., ~ ~ ., disgruntled group. what do you think that? , ., , ~ ~ ., ., disgruntled group. what do you think that? , ~ ., ., , that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that? this was knocked a defeat, but rrot a win that — that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that allows _ that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that allows us _ that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that allows us to _ that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that allows us to draw i that? this was knocked a defeat, but not a win that allows us to d

damian grammaticas, bbc news. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is in doverfor us. what has been happening there today? well, rebecca, just to give you an idea of where we are, we are at the harbour in dover. if you have ever got a ferry from dover, we are not farfrom got a ferry from dover, we are not far from where you would get the passenger ferry, far from where you would get the passengerferry, but far from where you would get the passenger ferry, but you far from where you would get the passengerferry, but you can far from where you would get the passenger ferry, but you can see behind us a jetty where, once migrants are brought off the board force boat, they walked along there in small groups by officials and then walked a bit further down to a building a bit further down from where we are, that is the first area, if you like, and then they are taken on a bus a shortjourney away to be processed. today, so far, we have seen around 150 migrants arrive here just behind us, have seen around 150 migrants arrive

damian grammaticas in downing street, thank you very much for now. let's go to another part of the country to get reaction to this week's events so far. regularly changes hands. labour lost it at the last general election in 2019. the current mpjames daly has a majority ofjust 105, the conservative party's smallest. this makes it the most marginal seat in the whole country. so what do voters there make of the events of the past day? ben boulos has been finding out. bury. with a former prime minister and the very first leader of the conservative party looking on, plenty of people here have an opinion on the fate of the current resident of number10. sack him. what makes you say that? because of the way he's behaved, and he's not very truthful. knows how to make the right decisions, the right choices. just because the had a lockdown party doesn't change him from being a good prime minister. so yeah, he's got... he's got politics. he knows what he's talking about. he knows what he's doing. so, yeah, that's why i'd keep him as prime minister. he got you t

joining me now is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. a lot of politics around these strikes. , , , ., ., strikes. yes, there is blame and counter blame _ strikes. yes, there is blame and counter blame already _ strikes. yes, there is blame and | counter blame already happening before you even see the strikes begin on tuesday because they will have a huge impact right across great britain, so thousands of people, millions, will be affected by this on tuesday, thursday, saturday. we have had grant shapps the transport secretary warning that this will disrupt children going to exams, people trying to get to work. it will affect people's incomes, he says, because of that. it is damaging, destructive and unnecessary, he says. he says it is driven by a militant union going beyond what its members actually really want. but the union says that, whilst it doesn't want to see a strike and it regrets it, it says that its members are facing a crisis, and that crisis is driven by the fact that we are seeing these very high levels of inflation, and t

joining me now is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. the temperature is rising in this dispute as we face the prospect of a day after tomorrow, that large parts of the country will grind to a halt, so the railway network expecting a quarter of the services it should be running will be running. you are seeing grant shapps coming out and strongly criticising the unions, saying that this was a union that was ahead of its workforce, the workforce didn't want to get this far but have been pushed by the union to take us back to the 1970s. the labour party have been saying this morning that it is the government that is to blame, the government that is to blame, the government should be stepping in to sort this out and saying that the government took back control of the railways during the pandemic, the government sets the sort of framework, the parameters therefore, for the pay deal on offer and that, therefore, the government should be part of it. and they blame grant shapps for not having sat down with a union for some time. this is what lis

damian grammaticas, bbc news. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is in doverfor us. the initial idea of this government policy on rwanda is suited to her migrants from crossing the channel but they been coming in quite large numbers. , , , ., numbers. yes, despite government initiatives weather _ numbers. yes, despite government initiatives weather plays _ numbers. yes, despite government initiatives weather plays a - numbers. yes, despite government initiatives weather plays a really - initiatives weather plays a really big role in terms of the numbers of migrants who are attempting that channel crossing. it's less then 30 miles away to france from here. but still they are coming in big numbers, people are coming in big numbers. today we have been here all day and we've seen around 150 people attempt to make that crossing. where we are sailing you will be able to see hopefully a jetty behind us, thatis see hopefully a jetty behind us, that is where just beyond that, the border force vessel brings in migrants. we don't know exactly where they are picked up in the cha

our political correspondent damian grammaticas are you planning to save your skin, prime minister?— are you planning to save your skin, prime minister? �* , , ., ., h, prime minister? he's been damaged so the uruent prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how to _ prime minister? he's been damaged so the urgent question, how to regain - the urgent question, how to regain lost confidence? a bright spot for borisjohnson, a majority of his mps to back him. he boris johnson, a ma'ority of his mps to back him.— to back him. he should definitely sta . he to back him. he should definitely stay- he is _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a _ to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great - to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great job - to back him. he should definitely stay. he is doing a great job and | stay. he is doing a greatjob and he's _

our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. today, time for a downing street clean—up operation. the prime minister, if he has nine lives, how many does the current one have left? yesterday, his loyal supporters that a win by one vote would be enough. he won comfortably and is getting on with business. cabinet this morning, there is a lot to be done. but it was a good result for the prime minister, he won.— was a good result for the prime minister, he won. ., ., , minister, he won. how wounded is the prime minister? _ minister, he won. how wounded is the prime minister? the _ minister, he won. how wounded is the prime minister? the cabinet _ prime minister? the cabinet gathering — prime minister? the cabinet gathering today _ prime minister? the cabinet gathering today know - prime minister? the cabinet gathering today know that l prime minister? the cabinet l gathering today know that last prime minister? the cabinet - gathering today know that last night was not the result was worse than almost anyone had expected. prev

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to my colleague, annita mcveigh, at westminster. looking on pm cues with interest. a little earlier the prime minister looked relatively comfortable didn't he? despite the attempts to land blows by opposition, keir starmer saying that his big plan act to quote the leader of the opposition, is so tired even his own mps don't believe in. certainly there is pressure from conservative mps for the prime minister to start focusing on policy. but of course there are still a lot of coming up. the review into whether or not the prime minister misled parliament. but talk to our political correspondent, what did you make of that? the to our political correspondent, what did you make of that?— did you make of that? the prime minister was _ did you make of that? the prime minister was pretty _ did you make of that? the prime minister was pretty buoyant, - did you make of that? the prime i minister was pretty buoyant, wasn't he? he clearly went in there showing he? he clearly went in t

thank you, damian grammaticas there. a new service has been launched to help deaf people contact the emergency services. for the first time, users will be able to video call 999 and communicate with operators using british sign language. helena wilkinson reports. briony and her husband andy are both deaf. last summer, he collapsed. unable to call 999, briony drove him to a&e. interpreter: at that time, i absolutely panicked, i i just didn't know what to do. and i think if i'd 999 bsl available back then, i would've been able to get advice very quickly, i wouldn't have had the stress, i would've been able to stay calm, i would've knew that help was coming to where we were, but obviously it wasn't available back then. and that drive — that drive, when i was trying to drive and watching him struggling to breathe next to me, and obviously i couldn't communicate with him because he couldn't sign to me — he was struggling to breathe too much. so i know now that 999 bsl is available, and it's just such a relief that deaf pe

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. anotherformer another former conservative leader called on the prime minister to make an honourable exit but he supported say this is a decisive victory and he will carry on. a short while ago, the minister of state for northern ireland conor burns gave me his reaction i said yesterday i hoped we would get a decisive result, a decisive win. it was a win and the prime minister is now focused on carrying on with the task of delivering the commitments he gave to the british public in 2019 that resulted in a lanslide win. critics say it's not decisive, even the conservative newspapers describing him as the dead man walking, lame—duck prime minister, fatally wounded for the good of the conservative party and the country shouldn't he just make way? no, for the good of the country and the conservative party he should get on with the task of delivering the manifesto in which he won a landslide majority. the biggest majority of the conservative party since margaret thatcher in 1987. the rebe

let's speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. large scale disruptions ahead but strong words critically from both sides? . :, strong words critically from both sides? ,, :, :, , :, :, , , sides? strong words from all sides and all observing _ sides? strong words from all sides and all observing this _ sides? strong words from all sides and all observing this because i and all observing this because there is a lot at stake as use of in the report. the cost of living pressures people are facing an equally the pressures of government is facing. we have those words from grant shapps who said they repeated not to go ahead with the damaging strikes instead get around the table, warning about that disruption punishing millions of people. what the rail, maritime and transport union says is that it has sought to talk but its 40,000 members deserve a decent pay rise and says it has been offered 2% with a further 1% if job cuts are undertaken but it says workers deserve a fair amount of pay in the current climate. the labour party trading t

let's get more from our political correspondent damian grammaticas. damien. yes, so this was speaking toda in damien. yes, so this was speaking today in dublin, _ damien. yes, so this was speaking today in dublin, and _ damien. yes, so this was speaking today in dublin, and the _ damien. yes, so this was speaking today in dublin, and the irish - today in dublin, and the irish foreign minister was reflecting comments made by the irish taoiseach in the past they or so where he said if the government goes ahead, thought to be next week, with publishing the legislation to scrap parts of that brexit deal, the irish taoiseach said that would be a historic low in relations. the irish foreign minister today talking, he said, simon covertly, that in the eu there was a view that the british government is not serious about getting a negotiated solution. —— simon coveney. visiting dublin today, the labour leader keir starmer was asked about this. here's what he had to say. with flexibility on both sides, with good faith, statecraft, and trust around the negotiating t